kjadkins wrote:Got an email back from Claude today, after I requested that my scholarship stipulation be changed (it was top 40%), they agreed to lower it to top 50%. Not a huge change, but it's nice to know they're willing to negotiate.

Bama's creeped down my list a bit since my Minnesota offer, but I'm not discounting it as an option until I visit Minnesota to see if I like it enough to throw down an extra couple thousand in COL and brave the cold for three years.

What kind of competing offers did you share with them? Did they match another offer that you have or were they just lowering the stipulation because you asked them to?

I didn't mention any specific stipulation that I'd want them to change it TO (which might have been my problem), but I gave them three examples (Washington & Lee 3.15, W&M 2.0, and Wake no requirement). I now also have the Minnesota scholarship with a 2.5 requirement, but at the time I didn't.

kjadkins wrote:Got an email back from Claude today, after I requested that my scholarship stipulation be changed (it was top 40%), they agreed to lower it to top 50%. Not a huge change, but it's nice to know they're willing to negotiate.

Bama's creeped down my list a bit since my Minnesota offer, but I'm not discounting it as an option until I visit Minnesota to see if I like it enough to throw down an extra couple thousand in COL and brave the cold for three years.

I had the same experience when I tried to negotiate my scholarship. Down to top 50%. I just mentioned that I have a generous offer at another school without class standing/gpa stipulations. I didn't give any more details than that.

kjadkins wrote:Got an email back from Claude today, after I requested that my scholarship stipulation be changed (it was top 40%), they agreed to lower it to top 50%. Not a huge change, but it's nice to know they're willing to negotiate.

Bama's creeped down my list a bit since my Minnesota offer, but I'm not discounting it as an option until I visit Minnesota to see if I like it enough to throw down an extra couple thousand in COL and brave the cold for three years.

I had the same experience when I tried to negotiate my scholarship. Down to top 50%. I just mentioned that I have a generous offer at another school without class standing/gpa stipulations. I didn't give any more details than that.

I didn't mention any of the scholarship amounts, just the school names (to further clarify). I maybe should have waited until later in the cycle, but oh well.

Is it worth trying to negotiate more $ if I only have one offer that's higher (but significantly so and from a higher ranked school)? I also have a much higher GPA with my fall semester grades which seemed to help with some other schools... Thoughts?

chihuahua12 wrote:Is it worth trying to negotiate more $ if I only have one offer that's higher (but significantly so and from a higher ranked school)? I also have a much higher GPA with my fall semester grades which seemed to help with some other schools... Thoughts?

chihuahua12 wrote:Is it worth trying to negotiate more $ if I only have one offer that's higher (but significantly so and from a higher ranked school)? I also have a much higher GPA with my fall semester grades which seemed to help with some other schools... Thoughts?

Do you really need us to answer this? Why wouldn't you try?

They've all been so so friendly over there...I don't wanna come off like an ass by asking for even more money

That's ridiculous. This is your future. They're not going to be offended because you're being sensible/debt-averse, and even if they are, who cares? If your letter says "Alabama is a joke and I'm not going without more money" you're gonna have problems. If you write and ask politely no one is going to care. The worst that can happen is that they say no.

So is the general consensus that pending is bad? This is by far the nicest admissions staff I have spoken with (Wake comes in close second though). It bums me out that they are so nice because it makes me like the school that much more.

I got an email saying that an admissions rep would be coming to Athens in a week or so for a group dinner. Is anyone else in any other college towns with big law schools getting this email? Just curious as to how hard they are recruiting UGA in comparison to other colleges.